Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 750,000 copies of this booklet have been produced and we will try to get copies for you for the next Q.T. Day . |
| 2 | For it seemed to her then that he was aware that her thoughts were troubled and , when he had no need whatsoever to put himself out , he had decided to take her mind off them for a brief while . |
| 3 | She left her office at about five forty-five , saw Naylor 's Jaguar in the car park and went weak at the knees about him for a few seconds , then she determinedly got into her own car and drove home . |
| 4 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 5 | Likely any car would have traces of it for a long time . |
| 6 | He wrote this book , he started Traidcraft off , he was the person who was i his brainchild , he was the driving force behind it for a long time . |
| 7 | As he later recorded in his ‘ Lines on an Autumnal Evening ’ , these were the settings in which for the first time ‘ young Poesy/Stared wildly-eager in her noontide dream ’ . |
| 8 | They have got a tangible programme from us for a devolved administration with something for all dimensions of the problem . |
| 9 | They have got a tangible programme from us for a devolved administration with something for all dimensions of the problem . |
| 10 | Then it would be her lunchtime , and probably another feed , and after that they 'd send her for her afternoon rest , and then collect the specimens and the data from him for the next day 's test session . |
| 11 | She had turned on him again that remarkable glance in which for the first time he had detected to his discomfiture a brief flash of intelligence and of calculation . |
| 12 | The web of diplomatic contacts which had developed in western and central Europe over the last 200 or more years was now being extended further east by the full incorporation in it for the first time of the great new emerging state of Russia : henceforth events in eastern Europe were to be far more significant in the calculations of statesmen in the west than ever in the past . |
| 13 | ‘ Stotting ’ has a certain ring to it for the waterfall-collection game . |
| 14 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 15 | Janice sends very many thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers she received while in hospital recently and thanks also to the super evening she spent at Avery Hill Easter Party . |
| 16 | Sometimes it was important to spoil oneself — Helena had written a piece on it for the last issue of Athene , explaining that when women felt the need for a little luxury they should give in to it , that pampering oneself created an inner glow which proclaimed that this was a Special Woman . |
| 17 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 18 | Now no level headed business man in his right senses would recommend that they dispose of any part of it for a temporary , permanent gipsy site or whatever you like to call it . |
| 19 | It would be a holiday to discard the worry of it for a few days . |
| 20 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 21 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
| 23 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 24 | You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’ |
| 25 | For inexperienced pilots flying in light winds , a good general rule is to allow a maximum of 3 miles ' glide per 1,000 feet with nothing for the last 1,000 feet . |
| 26 | ‘ The traditional way to eat peas is to buy them separately and put salt and vinegar on them for a sweet and sour taste . ’ |
| 27 | In TRACE II units at the same level fight amongst themselves for the available supporting evidence . |
| 28 | Customers will be able to opt for discounts worth £20 for every £250 invested up to a maximum investment of £3,750 or for bonus shares on the basis of one for every 10 bought . |
| 29 | In 1909 the LCC completely reorganized its school welfare programme and formed a central co-ordinating body with a number of Children 's Care ( School ) Committees on the basis of one for every elementary school . |
| 30 | The answer to that question , and the implications of it for the British polity of the 1980s , will form the basis of the final chapter . |